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Summit, Illinois - 1 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Argo Chsd 217 #162 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,083 per pupil, Argo Chsd 217 ranks #69 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,924
Total Enrollment
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$24,083
Per-Pupil Spending
High
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Argo Chsd 217 operates 1 public schools serving 1,924 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,083 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.9% local, 40.0% state, and 9.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #162 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 302.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 31.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.1% Hispanic or Latino, 31.4% White, 11.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Argo Community High School, enrolling 1,817 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Argo Community High School accounts for 94.4% of all Argo Chsd 217 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Argo Chsd 217 a distant remainder — means Argo Chsd 217-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Argo Chsd 217 student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Argo Chsd 217 is typically wider than the Argo Chsd 217-aggregate figure suggests.
Argo Chsd 217 chronic absenteeism rate is 31.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.